variants
also focussing
variants
also focussing
as in concentrating
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Recent Examples of focusing
Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The possibility of placing a bond on the ballot is far from a certainty — trustees did not discuss placing a bond on the November ballot in depth Thursday night, instead focusing on equity issues that could come up through the consolidation process.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Rapino's name comes up again in the lawsuit when Rumanes recounts asking his superior why the chief executive did not testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2023 focusing on ticket pricing.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
This reportedly includes beam-focusing superconducting magnets, cryogenics, protection systems, and an advanced superconducting link.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The city also isn’t focusing on the incubator space for start-ups that could too easily relocate.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The interiors were later reworked by Plainspace Architecture and Design, focusing on a handful of key spaces rather than a full renovation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Orlando spent Friday’s practice focusing on ways to respond to Detroit’s defensive pressure after the Pistons scored 18 points off 19 takeaways in Game 2.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
One of the ways Wilkins hoped to get there was getting out of the wet Oregon weather and focusing solely on training in the year leading up to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
The top of the Giants’ order welcomed an addition of sorts, as outfielder Shamar Wilson, a Loras recruit, returned to the team after focusing on track as a junior.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The possibility of placing a bond on the ballot is far from a certainty — trustees did not discuss placing a bond on the November ballot in depth Thursday night, instead focusing on equity issues that could come up through the consolidation process.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Rapino's name comes up again in the lawsuit when Rumanes recounts asking his superior why the chief executive did not testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2023 focusing on ticket pricing.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
This reportedly includes beam-focusing superconducting magnets, cryogenics, protection systems, and an advanced superconducting link.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The city also isn’t focusing on the incubator space for start-ups that could too easily relocate.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The interiors were later reworked by Plainspace Architecture and Design, focusing on a handful of key spaces rather than a full renovation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Orlando spent Friday’s practice focusing on ways to respond to Detroit’s defensive pressure after the Pistons scored 18 points off 19 takeaways in Game 2.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
One of the ways Wilkins hoped to get there was getting out of the wet Oregon weather and focusing solely on training in the year leading up to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
Adjective
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This is an optical system designed to preserve picture sharpness even at an extreme scale.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its launch was precisely timed for the moment Earth’s rotation spun Plesetsk underneath the orbital plane of the NRO’s USA 338 Keyhole-class optical spy satellite.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cole found that he was still traumatized by the abuse and had a hard time concentrating.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The strategy spreads tourism spending across neighborhoods instead of concentrating it near match venues.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone wondering how to make each hour in their workday riveting for television viewers.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Biologists call this ocular autohemorrhaging, and although 19th-century naturalists noted it anecdotally, the behavior wasn’t rigorously documented until the 20th century.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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Scientists call this behavior ocular autohemorrhaging, and while early naturalists in the 1800s mentioned it in passing, rigorous scientific investigation didn’t begin until the 20th century.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Broadly speaking, the panel was addressed to the arts, not only the visual arts but also all forms of writing, including journalism.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each studio has windows that look out over the street and interior windows that provide visual access between them.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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